cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/61827321

Surprisingly, it’s been 1.5 years since this was last asked.

I pick Peregrine Falcon. They thrive all across the globe, they’re fast as fuck when they’re in a dive, they’re the cutest killers, but they’re not at the top of the pecking order, which means a lust for life.

  • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Housecat please. I think I’ve really upped my goodness in this life and can hopefully have a calm, warm, cozy environment to exist in next time.

  • palordrolap@fedia.io
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    22 days ago

    Easy: House cat.

    One of the well-looked-after, non-abused ones, naturally.

    I already know about the monkey’s paw curses for that.

    You have the constant recurrent belief that your owners are not pampering you at all times on purpose. And that they’re basically stupid big kittens who meow all the time and are terrible hunters. And that they control the rain but won’t turn it off for you. And also I don’t like this brand of food any more.

    And hairballs.

    I suppose it’s time I had another nap.

    … but I think I can live with all that.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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    22 days ago

    I’ve already been reincarnated as a wind turbine. I wasnt sure how to feel about it at first, but now I’m a big fan.

  • DeuxChevaux@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    A little dog. Then a beautiful Fräulein would buy me and love me and cuddle me for the rest of my life. No need for wedding rings or divorce lawyers; just good food everyday and treats in between. What more could you want.

  • EndOfLine@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Would I be limited to life on this planet? I wouldn’t mind having a go as some alien lifeform on some distant planet.

    • Libb@piefed.socialEnglish
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      22 days ago

      I don’t think the rest of the universe is that willing to see us spread around, as they’re watching us destroy the single planet we have access to. Human species is considered a bit too dangerous for the health of the rest of the universe.

      • snoons@lemmy.caEnglish
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        22 days ago

        Just imagining an alien studying a beetle analog and wondering why it’s killing everything within a meter of it and planting only one type of crop that it just uses to stand on.

  • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 days ago

    Jellyfish. Nothing to worry about. Just floating around. Get eaten? No sweat, you don’t even have a brain. It’s be pretty boring, but what do you care? You don’t have a brain.

    Alternately, the blue jays always seem to be having a good time.

  • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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    22 days ago

    Mountain lion. Just chilling in the mountains, napping for 14 hours a day, occasionally sneaking up on a deer, they have life figured out.

    • snoons@lemmy.caEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Then a developer comes and turns your home into a ski resort and sub division for retirees. You try to find new territory but the other mountain lions attack you. You’re forced further away into unsuitable habitat and eventually starve to death.

  • snoons@lemmy.caEnglish
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    22 days ago

    A Greenland shark. I would just chill in the ocean forever.

    Or maybe a Sperm whale so I could fight and eat giant squid all the time. >:3

    *Either way I eventually die as the oceans warm and the ecosystem that supports me collapses.

    **We’ll eventually have no choice but to reincarnate as algae.

    • Vupware@lemmy.zipOP
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      22 days ago

      If I were confined to the aquatic, sperm whale would be my choice. Moby Dick, thou hast left thy mark on me.

    • CybranM@feddit.nu
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      22 days ago

      Greenland shark would be kind of horrible imho. Stuck in eternal cold darkness and eventually some parasite eats your eyes and you can’t do anything about it